Quebec Premier François Legault announced the loosening of some coronavirus-related measures on Tuesday by allowing healthy seniors in private residences to go for walks outside without supervision, and to be able to see their loved ones at a safe distance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

These new measures are aimed to lessen psychological distress from the pandemic and the ability for seniors to regain their independence, Legault said.

The premier also said that the provincial health-care system is missing 11,200 workers. He said they are absent either because they are sick, vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 or scared to go to work.

Quebec Minister Responsible for Seniors and Informal Caregivers Marguerite Blais also announced during the press conference, for reasons of "humanity and dignity," the removal of a ban on visits in palliative care, so family members will be able to say goodbye to their loved ones.

Quebec continues to see hundreds of new infections each day. It has the highest number of cases in Canada at 33,417 cases, an increase of 794 from the previous day.

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